Health - Different Truths

June 16, 2018
IPA Service
Environment, Health

Impact of Climate Change on Health: Urgent Need for Steps to Limit Risks

Climate and weather have always had a powerful impact on human health and well-being. Global climate change is a newer challenge to ongoing efforts to protect human health. In...

June 5, 2018
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Epidemic, Health

Bat-like, Nipah Turns Kozhikode Upside Down: Frantic Moves to Deal with Second Outbreak

Already 17 of the 20 ‘Nipah infected’, who were hospitalised, are dead. That is a kill-rate of over 89 percent, much more than what heaven can accommodate in such...

May 25, 2018
IPA Service
Health

ESI Model a Better Alternative to Ayushman Bharat

Public health activists have been demanding that health should become an important political agenda and an issue of public debate. However, the Prime Minister successfully used the issue of...

May 22, 2018
IPA Service
Epidemic, Health

Nipah the Virus on a Killing Spree in Kerala

The fruit-bat borne virus has already killed 11 in Kerala’s Kozhikode and Malappuram districts after the first three deaths in a family were diagnosed as Nipah, the name that...

May 19, 2018
Dr. Amrinder Kaur Bajaj
Health

What is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)?

Why polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) occurs is not known though genetics (it can run in families), early age of menarche (age of 1st period), pollution, an unhealthy lifestyle –...

May 18, 2018
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Health, Terrorism, War & Conflicts

Health is Always the Biggest Victim of Conflicts: Rule by Military-Industry Disastrous for Mankind

It is an irony that those at the helm of affairs feign ignorance of the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons. Recent statements of the US administration to modernise their...

May 18, 2018
Shameena Abdurahiman
Beauty, Health

Hair Grafting: An Answer to Balding

Thinning of hair and balding takes a toll on the self-confidence of a person. Our Fashion and Beauty expert, Shameena, tells us about hair grafting, in detail. Here’s her...

April 12, 2018
Dr. Preeti Talwar
Health, Parenting

Dengue: Symptoms, Care, and Prevention in Children

Preeti tells us about the symptoms, care, and prevention of Dengue in children, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Dengue (DEN-gee) fever is a tropical disease caused...

April 11, 2018
IPA Service
Education & Career, Health, Parenting

Exam Pressures are Driving School Kids to Suicide in Britain: New Study Mentions Mental Health Issues of Students

According to a new study published by the National Education Union, 81 percent of secondary teachers report having detected self-harming among pupils. Forty-nine percent said mental-health issues had led...

April 4, 2018
Mahima Sharma
Health

Dengue Vaccine Might Instead Trigger More Cases: New Study

At times antibodies turn a double-agent. The theory adds that the antibodies attach themselves to viruses, like that of dengue, to make the infection more severe. And many times,...

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